10 Best audiobook books like Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

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Patience Is a Subtle Thief

By: Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

3.46

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Hope and circumstance define a young woman's life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set…

"I thought you don't believe in ease. Ease is the cousin of patience." "Patience is a subtle thief. It's a thief of time and a thief of money...."

-Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief

"Patience....please choose wisely whenever you decide to give any man your time. Our people value marriage, but if you don't choose a person who will add to your life in a healthy way, you will find yourself tired, unhappy, and broken even. I don't want that for you."

-Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief

If you liked the audiobook plot in Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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Similar categories in Chimeka Garricks's Tomorrow Died Yesterday book and Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief

  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature

2. I Do Not Come to You by Chance

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.12

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to Y… read more

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3. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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4. Tomorrow I Become a Woman

By: Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

Format: None pages, Audiobook

What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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5. A Broken People's Playlist

By: Chimeka Garricks

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"

-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist

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6. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right

By: Ukamaka Olisakwe

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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7. The Mechanics of Yenagoa

By: Michael Afenfia

3.84

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of … read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
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8. The Middle Daughter

By: Chika Unigwe

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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9. Nightbloom

By: Peace Adzo Medie

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Peace Adzo Medie, author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife , returns with a moving novel abou… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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10. The Marriage Class

By: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

4.02

Format: None pages, None

One Class. Ten Couples. Ten Decisions. Abi and Raymond are engaged to be married and have starte… read more

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  • african literature
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11. The Teller of Secrets

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel—a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening—a feisty Nigerian-Ghan… read more

Similar categories in Bisi Adjapon's The Teller of Secrets book and Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief

  • africa
  • nigeria
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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12. Dele Weds Destiny

By: Tomi Obaro

3.62

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of three once-inseparable college friends in Nigeria who reunite in Lagos for the first t… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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13. Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2)

By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature. A Jennette McCurdy Book Club Pick. Am… read more

Similar categories in Lola Akinmade Åkerström's Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2) book and Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Daughter in Exile

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of  The Teller of Secrets  returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, sto… read more

Similar categories in Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile book and Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief

  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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16. Patience Is a Subtle Thief

By: Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

3.46

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Hope and circumstance define a young woman's life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set… read more

Similar categories in Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief book and Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief

  • africa
  • contemporary
  • nigeria
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • african literature
  • african american
  • audiobook
"I thought you don't believe in ease. Ease is the cousin of patience." "Patience is a subtle thief. It's a thief of time and a thief of money...."

-Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief

"Patience....please choose wisely whenever you decide to give any man your time. Our people value marriage, but if you don't choose a person who will add to your life in a healthy way, you will find y…"

-Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief

Cover of The One! - Ginika's Bridesmaids Prequel by Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

17. The One! - Ginika's Bridesmaids Prequel

By: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

4.30

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

Erinkan has met her soulmate, the man who ticks every single box she has. Handsome, smart and wealt… read more

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18. Broken. Not a halal love story

By: Fatima Bala

4.19

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In this heartwrenching new novel from Award-winning author and poet, Fatima Bala, a connection send… read more

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"Broken into fragments, Heartbeats - counted, limited. Yet, I’d give all the beats I have left to hear my name escape your lips again. Ours is a togetherness that honors the beauty of our solitude."

-Fatima Bala, Broken. Not a halal love story

Cover of Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

19. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature
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20. Ginika's Bridesmaids: Book Two (Isioma)

By: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

3.77

Format: 328 pages, None

Isioma is left heartbroken when an encounter with the debonair Karibi Graham-Hart turns out to be a… read more

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21. Ginika's Bridesmaids: Book One (Ara)

By: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

4.10

Format: 347 pages, None

Ara is left heartbroken when her childhood sweetheart, Oye, leaves her for another woman. But she i… read more

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Yejide Kilanko

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Lola Shoneyin

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